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Wasatch Evolution Ale Beef Stew

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Start with three bottles of ale with a cute label – 2 to go in the stew and 1 to drink with the stew!

I saw this at the grocery store and had to buy it. I think I’m developing an addition to beer with cute labels, which if you add that to the whole wine with cute labels thing, could quite possibly become a problem.

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Wasatch Evolution Ale Beef Stew

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  • Author: Rocky Mountain Woman

Ingredients

Scale
  • 3 or 4 lbs of beef, cut in cubes
  • 3 T plus 2 C of all purpose flour
  • salt to taste
  • pepper from the mill
  • 3 T vegetable oil
  • 2 bottles of ale
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 large carrots, cut into sticks
  • 1/2 C green onion, diced – green part only
  • 1/2 t baking soda
  • 4 1/2 T cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • 3/4 C buttermilk
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, toss beef with 3 T flour, 1 t salt and a few grinds from the pepper mill
  2. Brown the meat on all sides in vegetable oil in a large dutch oven, move meat to a large bowl
  3. Add one bottle of ale to the pot and scrap up the brown crunchies from the bottom
  4. Pour the beer and crunchies over the meat
  5. Add a little more oil to the pan and saute the onions and mushrooms until soft
  6. Add the beef, beer, carrots and the remaining bottle of ale
  7. Cover, turn the heat to simmer and let it cook for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally
  8. About 40 minutes before serving, make the dumplings
  9. In a large bowl, mix 2 cups of flour, green onions, 1/2 t salt and baking soda
  10. Work cold butter into the flour mixture until the butter is pea sized with a pastry blender
  11. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg
  12. Gently fold milk mixture into the flour mixture until a shaggy dough forms, adding a little more buttermilk if necessary
  13. Form dough into 12 equal balls and drop on top of the hot stew
  14. Cover and cook on low heat until the dumplings cook through, about 20 minutes
  15. Let the stew sit off the heat for another 15 minutes so it can thicken up a bit

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It was bitter when I first tasted it, but after about 2 1/2 hours of simmering, the beer mellowed and the beef flavor intensified.

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serve with a cold bottle of ale

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xxoo,

RMW

adapted from Sunset Magazine

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  1. Phyllis Ryan says

    April 24, 2013 at 12:21 pm

    Stew is one of the things that my husband does much better than me. I don’t think that he has ever used ale, but I will suggest it next time he make stew. Yours sure looks good.

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  2. Riet says

    April 24, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    I get hungry when I read and see this. In Belgium they use a lot of beer in stews. Over here some people do it to.
    Have a nice week

    Reply
  3. Carol says

    April 24, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    sounds oh so yummy and ale with it ~ a dream ^_^

    Reply
  4. debra@ HOMESPUN says

    April 24, 2013 at 2:02 pm

    LOL as SOON as I saw your title I thought “Yea, drink and cook! ”

    🙂

    this looks pretty good! It most certainly looks better than what I am going to have for dinner shortly. ( leftovers 🙁

    my mom loves dumplings …I am going to bookmark this one to make down the line 🙂

    Reply
  5. Arkansas Patti says

    April 24, 2013 at 2:57 pm

    Can’t believe it. I just ate and now I am hungry for stew. Gee thanks.
    Love that label. I don’t drink but I would collect those bottles in a minute.

    Reply
  6. Lea Ann (Cooking On The Ranch) says

    April 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm

    I made beef stew with ale a couple of months ago. We loved it. I most certainly would have loved it more with these dumplings. This looks fantastic.

    Reply
  7. sandy says

    April 24, 2013 at 3:34 pm

    Your stew looks nice but I don’t eat meat
    so there must be another way.. I also like
    to see different beer bottles.. went to
    lunch with my son a few months ago and
    he ordered a bottle of “Arrogant Bastard”
    really, that was the name and the bottle
    is now standing with a vine in it in my
    kitchen…lol
    Good post
    Sandy

    Reply
  8. Teresa says

    April 24, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    If it weren’t for the meat, it would be perfect! 🙂

    Reply
  9. bettyl says

    April 24, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    Yum, yum! I will have to try this very soon, as we are heading into autumn and winter weather here in New Zealand.

    Reply
  10. Barb says

    April 24, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    That looks good enough to eat! I made a beef roast in the crock pot today. I’m staying with the grandchildren at my son’s house. You know I’m not much of a cook, but I was pleasantly surprised that even the picky eaters had seconds. Was wondering what all that flour was for in your recipe – yummy dumplings!

    Reply
  11. Stacia says

    April 24, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    Those veggies have my mouth watering. And I’m a sucker for anything with a cute label! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Jim says

    April 25, 2013 at 7:10 am

    🙂 You make it look sooo easy, Ms. R.M. ~~ I think I could make it, including those yummy looking dumplings.

    The labels on that Wasatch Brew Pub Ale are neat. Actually most brew pubs have nice labels, generally a bit up from the run of the mill commercial beers.

    I will save this in my “Recipe” files/favorites under “Blog Friend’s Recipes.”
    ..

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  13. VBR says

    April 25, 2013 at 7:20 am

    I am forwarding this recipe to my son and my nephew. Both of them love to cook with beer, ale, stout – so this will be fun for them.

    As always, a great post!

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  14. Scudds says

    April 25, 2013 at 11:06 am

    Wooo! Drooling;) Looks yummy! I need to try this one ;)The labels are way so cool!

    Hugs,
    Scudds

    Reply
  15. Sarah ~ Magnolia Surprise says

    April 25, 2013 at 10:48 am

    The stew looks delicious and the labels are awesome!!

    Reply
  16. Leovi says

    April 25, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Nice pictures, I love those beer labels so interesting, that food is very rich!

    Reply
  17. Leovi says

    April 25, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    Very nice and tender portrait. My stomach can not take it hot!

    Reply
  18. Nora says

    April 25, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Just had dinner over here in Spain (it’s almost midnight local time) but now got hunger pangs just looking at the pics! MMMM!

    Reply
  19. Carol Covin says

    April 25, 2013 at 3:08 pm

    I love the idea of making drop biscuits for the top of the stew. I don’t usually start out with beer in my stew, but, as I reheat it, I generally add 1/4 bottle of beer so it won’t get watered down.

    Reply
  20. Judy Sheldon-Walker says

    April 25, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    I love a hearty beef stew and yours looks yummy!

    Reply
  21. Pam Beers says

    April 25, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Wow…that looks incredibly delicious! I really like the buttermilk dumplings.

    I love fun labels on wine. Or beer. Looking forward to trying this recipe. Thanks for the imaginative “W”
    post.

    Reply
  22. Deb says

    April 25, 2013 at 6:11 pm

    oh, does that look delicious! My mom used to make matzoh balls, and that’s what the dumplings remind me of. I don’t drink beer, but I understand the addition to labels! {:-D

    Reply
  23. Pondside says

    April 25, 2013 at 9:33 pm

    That looks so good – the ale must give it wonderful flavour.
    I’ve been catching up on your recent posts – read with interest the things that frighten you – we certainly share most of your list.
    Re traveling alone – I don’t mind it at all and do it a lot. I like to have a good balance between a plan and winging it – it’s good to have a plan on which to fall back!

    Reply
  24. Wanda says

    April 27, 2013 at 2:21 am

    I could eat soups (and stews) eight days a week! I especially like the addition of dumplings to this recipe. Nice touch!

    Reply
  25. Sue at Naperville Now says

    April 27, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Your food pictures are awesome. Will be right over.

    Reply
  26. Jenny Matlock says

    April 28, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    This sounds like a Wonderful dish…

    I Will have to give it a go…

    Great post for the letter W…

    A+

    Reply

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